Couscous recipe

Recipe for couscous in our easy arab recipes collection.

Recipe ingredients

• 1 packet of couscous, about 2 cups
• 1 chicken quartered
• 1 large onion, cut into 4 pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons shortening or butter
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1/4 cup shortening or butter and vegetable oil mixture
• 7 ounces chopped and fried sausages
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon oil for cooking couscous
• 1 clove, 1 nutmeg and 1 cardamom pod raisins for garnishing

How to make couscous

• Fry chicken with shortening and oil mixture.
• Cover chicken, onion and solid spices with 2 litres of water.
• Cook over medium heat for 1 hour or until the chicken is tender.
• Remove chicken and place aside.
• Boil water.
• Add salt, oil, couscous and butter.
• Put heat off.
• Mix using a fork until couscous absorbs all the water.
• Leave aside for 7 minutes.
• You can reheat the couscous on low heat while stirring constantly.
• Remove couscous from water.
• Drain.
• Place in a platter, garnish with chicken, raisins and sausages.

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